Miner&#39;s-lamp attachment.



No. 780,179. PATENTED JAN. 17, 1905,

A. L. HILEMAN.

MINERS LAMP ATTAUHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1904.

Patented January 17, 1905.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

lVIlNERS-LAWIP ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 780,179, dated January17, 1905. Application filed May 31,1904. Serial No. 210,321.

To a whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AL'roN L. HILEMAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Haysville, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMiners Lamp Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to miners-lamp attachment for caps, and oneobject thereof is to construct the same in such a manner so as the lampwill be free to move in any direction and still retain an uprightposition.

A further object of the invention is that the lamp may be detached fromits support, as it is often desired to hang the lamp along the walls orplace the same on posts in the mine. This is accomplished by using thesharpened hook.

A still further object of the invention over other styles is that nopart of the lamp comes in contact with the perpendicular face of theplate. This does away with the constant knocking, thereby not onlyincreasing the life of the lamp, but gives a more uniform light.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction and in thecombination and arrangements of parts hereinafter more fully described,claimed, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1is a perspective view of my improved lamp attachment, showing it appliedto a cap. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a front View. Fig. 41is a top plan view.

In the drawings 1 have shown the plate .1 permanently riveted to thecap, as at 2, but, if desired, can use the ordinary paper or glovefastener, which will be much more desirable and convenient, as the samecan be detached from the cap at will.

The lamp-supporting bar 3 is loosely mounted in keepers 4, arranged somedistance apart to allow the bar to move in and out, and the stop pin 5prevents it from becoming entirely removed from the keepers 4:. The endof the supporting-bar is flattened, the said flattened portion beingbent to form the right-angularly disposed sides 9 and 9. Projectinginwardly from the side 9 is a short shaft or lug 6, with an aperture 7formed in the end for the ad mission of the tapering pin 8. This pin isfirst inserted through an opening which is formed in the iiatened-outportion 9, which is parallel with the shaft 6.

The tapered pin 8 is not only used to retain the lamp on the shaft 6,but as the wick of the lamp is consumed in burning can use the same todraw the wick out of the spout 10.

Soldered to the side of the lamp is a strip of material 11, whichsurrounds the upright arm 12, as at 13, and formed on the end of thisarm is a sharpend hook 1 1. The end of the arm is provided with anaperture adapted to loosely lit on the shaft or lug 6 and is heldthereon by the pin 8. When working under ground or in places where theminer desires to remove his cap, the hook 1 1 provides means that willreadily engage a surface to support the lamp, it beingunderstood thatthe lamp is detached .from its supports on the cap.

The tapered pin 8 will prevent the lamp from coming in contact with theperpendicular face of plate 1, as the pin bears against the base of thelamp, as at 15, assuring a level position to the lamp at all times.

The details of construction that I have shown and described may bemodified by any one skilled in the art without departing from, myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a cap and plate secured thereto, keepers on theplate, said keepers being suitably spaced, a bar loosely mounted in thekeepers, a pin on the bar adapted to abut the keepers to limit thelongitudinal movement of the said bar and a lamp supported by the bar.

2. in combination with a cap and a plate secured thereto, a bar looselymounted in the plate, an end of the rod being flattened, a shaft on theflattened portion extending at right angles to the rod, and a lamppivotally supported by the said shaft.

3. In combination with a cap and a plate secured thereto, a bar looselymounted in the cap, an end of the rod being flattened and a portion ofthe flattened end being suitably bent With relation to the remainingportion, a shaft projecting from the bent portion, and a lamp pivotallysupported by the shaft.

4:. In combination with a cap and a plate attached thereto, a barloosely mounted in the cap, an end of the bar being flattened and aportion of the flattened end being bent at right angles, a shaft on thebent portion, and a lamp supported by the shaft.

5. In combination with a cap and a plate secured thereto, a bar looselymounted in the plate, a shaft on the end of the bar, a lamp supported bythe shaft, and a pin passing through the bar and shaft to hold said lampon the bar.

6. In combination with a cap and a plate secured thereto, a bar looselymounted in the plate, a shaft on the end of the bar, a lamp supported bythe shaft and a pin passing through both the bar and shaft to hold thelamp on said shaft, the said pin being of such length as to bear againstthe base of the lamp.

7. In combination with a cap and a plate secured thereto, a bar looselymounted in the plate, a shaft on the bar, a lamp, an arm on the lamphaving an aperture adapted to receive the shaft, and means for holdingthe arm on the lamp.

8. In combination with a cap and a plate secured thereto, a bar looselymounted in the plate, a shaft on the bar, a lamp, an arm terminating ina hook on the lamp, said arm having an aperture adapted to receive theshaft on the bar.

9. In combination with a cap and a plate secured thereto, an arm looselymounted in the plate, the end of the bar being flattened and having aportion bent at an angle, a shaft on the bent portion, a lamp, an arm onthe lamp having an aperture receiving the shaft on the bent portion, anda pin passing through an aperture in the flattened portion and anaperture in the shaft and extending downwardly and bearing against thebase of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 28th day of May, 1904.

ALTON L. HILEMAN.

VV'tnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, J. P. APPLEMAN.

